MOREHEAD CITY — The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding fishermen that an additional escape ring will be required in crab pots beginning Jan. 15, 2017. With this addition, commercial and recreational crabbers will be required to have three escape rings in crab pots. One of the three escape rings must be located […]
Recreational Fishing Alliance Contact: Jim Donofrio/ 1 888 564-6732 For Immediate Release October 7, 2016 New Gretna, NJ – On the heels of the Obama Administration creating a near 5,000 square mile national marine monument in New England, several campaigns have materialized in the past week that propose to nominate extremely popular recreational […]
Members of Congress Push for Benchmark Assessment of Summer Flounder in 2017 New Gretna, NJ – In a bipartisan letter submitted to Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Eileen Sobeck on Thursday, members of the House of Representatives stressed the importance of scheduling a benchmark assessment for summer flounder in 2017. Citing the socioeconomic value of the […]
Oceana going overboard on fish fraud, according to seafood industry group By News Desk | September 9, 2016 The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is calling into question both the findings and motives of the latest fish fraud study by Oceana, a global environmental group. The action marks a break between the two groups since […]
U.S. House Makes Strong Statement Against Marine Monument July 14, 2016 — The following was released by the National Coalition for Fishing Communities: WASHINGTON (NCFC) — The U.S. House of Representatives made a strong statement against the declaration of marine monuments last night, passing an amendment offered by Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-New York) to bar […]
MOREHEAD CITY – The marine fisheries division has certified a new state record for pigfish. Jason Edwards of Rocky Mount caught the 2-pound, 12-ounce fish May 23 while fishing on the Capt. Stacy IV in the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles southeast of Cape Lookout. The former state record for pigfish was 2 pounds, 4 […]
WHY WILMINGTON, NC I started JBM & Associates in 2001, after a 15 year career in media, corporate events and facility management. In 2002, we found our niche of producing quality boat shows in the southeast, starting in Charleston, SC and continuing with Savannah, GA, as well as a couple years in northern Florida. We […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two people and their dog Tuesday after their boat began taking on water northeast of Wrightsville Beach. Watchstanders at the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington received a cellphone call from a mother and her son aboard a 19-foot Carolina Skiff at about 12:28 p.m., stating their […]
The Preamble to The Bill of Rights Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in […]
The Constitution of the United States Completed and sent to the States in 1787, the Constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the […]
